[slim] Re: The Hype Machine on a Squeezebox???

2006-08-22 Thread blackbear
In or Help - Internet Radio - Tune In Now - Radio URL. Works on my SB2. Is there a way to do this so that I get a fresh Hype playlist every day, without resorting to scripting? -- blackbear blackbear's Profile: http

[slim] Re: The Hype Machine on a Squeezebox???

2006-08-22 Thread blackbear
This little script should do the trick if you run slimserver on Linux/UNIX. Run daily from your crontab or put in cron.daily. Change the value of PD to where your playlists are. #!/bin/sh # updatehype.sh by blackbear # PD=/mmedia/slim/playlists SS=localhost cd $PD wget -qU Squeezebox http

[slim] Re: The Hype Machine on a Squeezebox???

2006-08-24 Thread blackbear
Thanks, smc! I clearly need to look into plug-ins more before I waste my time writing stupid little standalone scripts. I'm happy to say that the script works as intended, though. (Although, admittedly, error checking and -handling is non-existent.) -- blackbear

[slim] Re: Cheap, low power PC for slimserver

2006-08-25 Thread blackbear
, when it only has one ethernet connection? -- blackbear blackbear's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7015 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26692

[slim] Re: Cheap, low power PC for slimserver

2006-08-25 Thread blackbear
Robin Bowes;131036 Wrote: blackbear wrote: Interesting piece of hardware. Is that cpu really sufficient to do on-the-fly transcoding in order to support formats not native to our beloved SB? I once tried FLAC-to-MP3 transcoding and that ate up about 30% of a 1.2 GHz Athlon cpu

[slim] Re: Cheap, low power PC for slimserver

2006-08-27 Thread blackbear
. -- blackbear blackbear's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7015 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26692 ___ discuss mailing

[slim] Re: Poll: What is your library size and hardware

2006-09-08 Thread blackbear
, but have an old PC they want to use for SlimServer, I can highly recommend ClarkConnect Linux. It has good hardware support, is easy to install, and can be fully managed through an easy-to-use web-based interface. The Home Edition of CC is free to download and use, and is all you need. -- blackbear

[slim] Re: Why use iTunes

2006-09-22 Thread blackbear
and a .flac of the same song. They are both the gold standard. And, as Nostromo correctly ponted out, .aiff and .wav have inferior or nonexistent tagging capabilities, unlike FLAC and many others. Perhaps iTunes hides that from you (I wouldn't know as I don't use iTunes) -- blackbear

[slim] Re: Why use iTunes

2006-09-24 Thread blackbear
.. geraint smith;138684 Wrote: But I'm really not interested in an argument. I was rather hoping for an entertaining and possibly illuminating discussion. You and me both. -- blackbear blackbear's Profile: http

[slim] Re: 1 Squeezebox, 1 Transporter, same room .. how separate remotes?

2006-10-05 Thread blackbear
. Provided there is some way to set the original Squeezebox remote to output jvd-dvd codes only. How? Thanks all. Nobody seems to have mentioned that in order for this method to work, you need a JVC DVD remote. (Or a universal remote outputting JVC DVD codes) -- blackbear

[slim] Re: Visa and Mastercard Cut Off AllofMP3

2006-10-22 Thread blackbear
filtering :-( -- blackbear blackbear's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7015 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28858

[slim] Re: Visa and Mastercard Cut Off AllofMP3

2006-10-22 Thread blackbear
that they aren't after us. ;-) Anyway, now that Visa, MasterCard and PayPal have all stopped transfers to allofmp3, I probably will not ever use allofmp3 ever again. -- blackbear blackbear's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

[slim] Re: Logitech to acquire Slim Devices!

2006-10-22 Thread blackbear
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[slim] Re: Logitech to acquire Slim Devices!

2006-10-23 Thread blackbear
with nice individuals, than to a large, faceless corporation. While I still would have bought a Logitech-branded Squeezebox v3, I quite probably would not have told my friends about it with the same enthusiasm that I have been doing recently. -- blackbear

[slim] Re: Logitech to acquire Slim Devices!

2006-10-23 Thread blackbear
. PREDICTION: First new product to come out of this: A Logitech NAS/SlimServer product. You saw it here first, folks! ;-) -- blackbear blackbear's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7015 View this thread: http

[slim] Re: Visa and Mastercard Cut Off AllofMP3

2006-10-23 Thread blackbear
at allofmp3.com, I didn't even know they were Russian and dubious. I've only spent $50 there and won't be spending any more. -- blackbear blackbear's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7015 View this thread

[slim] Re: Squeezebox-like device for video?

2006-10-23 Thread blackbear
it looks fairly complete: http://www.neodigits.com/new/body/products/Xline/x5000.asp -- blackbear blackbear's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7015 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic v3: Replacement for Remote, Power Adapter

2011-01-18 Thread blackbear
As for the power supply, I replaced my broken Squeezebox3 power supply with a Vanson SMP-20WM universal supply, and it works quite well and with no detectable difference in sound quality. (I am using my v3 with an external DAC) -- blackbear

Re: [slim] Any new Squeezebox Devices on the horizon?

2011-10-24 Thread blackbear
with similar text size and contrast to the old Classic and Transporter, especially if it kept the WordClock Input and/or added I2S-over-HDMI (PS Audio format) output as well as 24/192 support. -- blackbear blackbear's

Re: [slim] How many of you have spare squeezeboxes?

2012-09-16 Thread blackbear
I only have a humpe Classic as a spare for my Transporter. And I have a Boom in my bedroom. I really like the old VFD displays, and do not like the Logitech era models as much, but I'm considering picking up a Touch and a Radio as backups. Otto-Wilhelm wrote: 1 Transporter + 1 Touch for

Re: [slim] How many of you have spare squeezeboxes?

2012-10-13 Thread blackbear
kidstypike wrote: You can control any of your Squeezeboxes with the Touch, Radio or Controller. Thanks, kidstypike! That's pretty neat and makes me consider getting a Touch to use solely for controlling my TP, actually..

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox: Product Name

2013-02-20 Thread blackbear
Breezebox. blackbear's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7015 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97975 ___ discuss mailing

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Radio alternative?

2018-12-13 Thread blackbear
For bedroom use, I would stay away from Radio or any other device with a display that cannot be completely shut off. It does not take a lot of light to mess up your melatonin. blackbear's Profile:

[slim] Sony Music launches their own streaming service

2019-01-24 Thread blackbear
... soon, but apparently only in Japan. At least initially. https://mora-qualitas.com [image: https://mora-qualitas.com/files/24/mora-qualitas/1811/img/logo-mora_qualitas.png] blackbear's Profile:

Re: [slim] creating a current playing display

2019-07-15 Thread blackbear
The easiest way is probably to simply use a Squeezebox Touch to control your Transporter. blackbear's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7015 View this thread: